Ventilator



March 8, 1927. ,512

J. H. BOURGON VENTILATOR Filed Jan. 20. 1923 INVENTOR r/OSEPh /7. 500,960

ATTORNEY 'i'iiro'egieoui eeeii eii iiie views end if ire Hie meme-semi peeks oi iiae eieee time ooevi eii filliifiomobiix e. mine; "izhexre'liii the meiei 59 of tile epeiiiiigg QSEKH H. BQURGON, 0i DETROIT, E IICHIGiN, AESIGNQR TO EH35 @(im- FPQERATIQN; A GQEPQRATIQH OF NEW veiwieeeee.

fieplieation iilee January ee, 19%. Serial No, 6313!,323.

This inveetion reietes to vemiiators fer fiiiiOFfIlObiiES end has for its principal objeei'the providing of "e simple,'qeiek end effective means for opening and closing the same: I

This device is particularly edaptabie for veeiiieeors situated in the oowis oi euwmobiiee, for directing eooi eir towards the "feet of those in the driving compartment.

10 ileeeioiore it has generally been the cuetem io operate such ventilators by screw means, which are neoemeriiy relatively slow in eye-ration end costly to memifeoime. The slowness of operation is pamieuim'iy noticeebie when it is desired to shut i-iie .vemiieiee momentarily ee, for iiieteoee, "when passing time e oioiid of dust, when close to the exhaust 01% another automobile, or when locality of disagreeable fumes; The zii'ieees attention is also necessarily iiiveried irem the operaiion oi iiie eu'tomeieiie Whiie ill in opemting the venttiieioe 1 oioe" quiok operating; ventilator ereii do ewe y with these eorew ,opereiing means iey e heedie or iever member eigidiy the 'vezetiieior cover, This lever hes a ieeeeiied thereto m; e. poini some dis teoee from the fulcrum point of iiie cover.

A iie'iohed member lei-lewd to swing in the 30 same piene es the o-ovei' lever is iieiei in such e manner thee the roller of 'i1i38 sever lever eio one of time ilflliifiiifisflnd is heid iiiere eeure of e spring" Movemeei of ihe .iever reguietee iiie emouni; em .i-iie feoi opens end the -foil-er being held of the notches m the eoeoiieei memee i/53 liome e :ieegebe toe .mefiilt i-liilfim is eiaieohee, Wiihie eieizeg reel iiiemg egemei iliifi g reiiie 3 Kimm e e relied eppee i which. feems e imieimig strip ioe iii-e epee down iigiii'iy eez ing,

?osii.io'oed beiweee the finishing strip 3 end dovetailed piece i is e strip of flexible rubber 5 rising eiightiyeiiove ihe edge of the other members and forming e flexible seat for the cover e which is hinged on the pintie 7. I prefer to nee e cover i5 formed of pressed mete iieeeuee oiite low cost end light Weigiie but o'e'hee forms may be used with equeiiy good eesuiis, A defieoeoi 8 which is substantially U-ehe'peci in hoiieom feel section has outwardly extending; fieiiges at ite upper edge by Whioh the deflector 8 is attached 'be the eover 6. The beek oi" Pootiem 9 of the deiieeter 8 is positioned etijeeem ihe reel of iliie cover ii, and by this erreegeiiiene the deflector assists in deiiieci oiiiegz; iiie end of the extension around the piniie. Feeiefeeei eetu eiy to the member 8 is e hemiie oi? lever 12?, terminating ila' e bail, which exientie downwes'diy beiow time iiieemiteeni board. 134 The lever 1.2 ie slot ted about midway iae length es e'i 211101 a roller 15 is placed Within the sioi. A. bar

or rod liming iioioiieein its upper time mi: jeeent its outer end pivoeeiiy SHPPOMEQ on :the pintiei"? Whieii is moiiiiieii in the brookei 18 secured to the The euiei' end of be? 16 extends through the eioi; M fomneei the ievei iii beneath fine T-oii-ei" 15 and is held in eomeci; with the .i'eiiei: 15 by means oi e ooiieii epring Iii? having one end ooimoeied fie ibe outer emi oi iiie ie'vei eii-ri iii/S e ther end seemed "ice fiche piiiiie II. By -1ime eieeeegemeiit the notches UF IieE'PIPSS eio'ne iemried in Hie oer iii are eaiimieri be i elier iii iiieeufiei noize so :i'otemeei iiiei: if

ee' be iiiewn nee rubber eiaiigo when iiie 'eevee is in oi 'ooeitieii, end beee-u'e'e e1? 'iensieii exei' :1 my the Hie eeine Wiii iielei the eovei? seem-iii ize e0 thee ii will moi; mi'izie. Ae iiie ieverr i2 is iiiovezi fei eezeiiiy mile? will e "nee iii,

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which it rests and thus'hold the cover in corresponding open position, as' shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. Because of this simplified construction and as there are no slow moving parts, such, for instance, as a screw for operating the cover, the occupant of the automobile can quickly and easily ,to operate, positive in operation, and economical to manufacture.

Although I have shown a ventilator cover.

and several of its associated parts as being formed of sheetmetal, it is evident that they can be made of other materials, and in any suitable manner, and also that formal changes can be'made in design and construe-- tion without departing from the spirit and scopeol' my invention which llhave defined in the a ended claims. i

What claim. is 1 l. The combination with the cowl of an automobile having an opening therein, oil a hinged cover for said opening, a lever rigidly connected with said cover, and a hinged notched member for res liently engaging and holding said lever in any one of a plurality of positions. D

2. An automobile ventilator comprising an opening in the automobile body, a piyot able cover for said opening, a lever rigidly fastened to said cover, a notched member pivoted about a line other than thatabont which said cover is pivoted, and spring 'means for holding said notched memberagainst a part ofsaid lever for holding said lever in adjustedposition.

In an automobile, a'cowl having an openin therein, a cover for said opening, a mom, er secured to and de ending from said cover, a pintle mounte' within said cowl, means on said member for pivotally mounting said cover on said pintle, an operating handle rigidly moun on said mem her for operating said cover, and means co-operating with said operating handle for holdingsaid cover in closed position and a plurality of open positions. 4

4. In an automobile, a cowl having an opening therein, a; cover for said opening, a lever rigidly secured to said cover, a member pivotally mounted in said cowl and adapted to engage said lever, and a spring secured to the free end of said member to hold said member in" contact with said lever, said lever being adapted to move longitudinally of said member.

5. in an automobile, a cowl having an opening therein, a cover for said opening, a member having a depending portion atinsane tached to said cover, a lever for opening and closing said cover rigidly attached to said member, and means pivotally mounted in said cowl cooperating with said lever to hold said cover in a plurality of adjusted positions. 1

6. In an automobile, a cowl having an opening therein, a cover for said opening, a

lever rigidly secured to said cover,' a mem- I within said cowl, said notches being adapted to engage said roller, and resilient means ill) for holding said member in engagement with said roller. 7

8. ln. an automobile, a cowl having an opening therein, cover for said'opening, a member attached to said cover, a lever for opening and closing said cover rigidly" attached to said member, a roller attached to said lever, a member pivotall mounted wihin said cowl and having note es formed therein adjacent its free end, said notches being adapted to engage said roller, and resilient means for holding said last named member in engagement with said roller.

'9. in an automobile, a cowl having an opening therein, a pintle mounted in said cowl, a, cover for said opening pivoted on said pintle, a member having" a, -oi'tion thereofextending substantially parall el with said pintle secured to said cover, a lever rigidly secured to said member, an arm pivotaily mounted in said cowl on the opposite side of the opening from said pintle, said arm being adapted to engage said lever,

lilii and resilient means for holding said arm in engagement with said lever.

10. lnan automobile,a cowl having an instrument board positioned therein and an opening termed therein forwardly of saidinstrument board, a hinged cover for said opening, a member having a substantially vertical wall secured to said cover, a lever rigidly secured to the vertical wall of said lid lll'i member and extending. downwardly and rearwardly below said instrument board, a roller attached to said lever, a member pivoted at one of its ends within said cowl, and

resilient meansftor holding said memb rin 1 

